Internet Explorer 7 For XP Users Only

I actually wrote about this in my Firefox articles, to which I'll link to at the end of this little post, but it's nice to see that Slashdot is confirming it as well:

"WindozeSux writes "The new Microsoft browser, Internet Explorer 7 will only be available for users of Windows XP. However, due to the fact the that a large amount of Windows users do not own Windows XP, IE7 is expected to boost the amount of Firefox users. From the article: 'Improvements in Firefox, along with IE 7 restrictions, could lead to a dramatic increase in the open-source browser's market share, according to Dotzler.'"

I think this is one of those things that Microsoft needs to perhaps think through a bit? How you uh, how you comin' on that browser you're working on? Huh? Gotta a big, uh, big stack of research there? Gotta, gotta nice little browser you're working on there? Your big browser you've been working on for 3 years? Huh? Huh? Gotta success story brewing there? Working on, working on that for quite some time? Huh? (voice getting higher pitched) Yea, talking about that 3 years ago. Been working on that the whole time? Nice little browser? At the end your company is richer from the experience? Yeah? Yeah? (voice returns to normal) No, no, this is a good idea. (and I'm done channeling Stewie Griffin.)

Related:

Microsoft and Mozilla: the browser wars will continue until the Death Star is defea-no. That's not it.

Firefox Users Manual: Might as well get a head start!